EP 1844989 A1 20071017 - Airbag system for an automobile and method of operating the same
Title (en)
Airbag system for an automobile and method of operating the same
Title (de)
Airbagsystem für ein Kraftfahrzeug und Betriebsverfahren dafür
Title (fr)
Système à coussin conflable pour automobile et son procédé de fonctionnement
Publication
Application
Priority
KR 20060032425 A 20060410
Abstract (en)
An airbag system (100) for an automobile comprises sensors (110) mounted on a frame member of a vehicle frame for detecting a crash by sequentially measuring stress wave cause by the crash; an electronic control unit (120) for outputting an actuation signal based on outputs from the sensors; an inflator (130) for generating a gas in response to the actuation signal; and an airbag (140) operatively coupled to the inflator and being deployed by supply of the gas generated from the inflator. The sensors are mounted on the frame member at predetermined intervals in a path, along which the stress waves propagate through the frame member. The electronic control unit outputs the actuation signal when each output from each sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold. The airbag system can remarkably reduce the time required for detecting a crash by measuring the stress waves, which propagate very rapidly through the vehicle frame, thereby deploying the airbag in a timely manner. The invention also extends to a method of operating the airbag system.
IPC 8 full level
B60R 21/0136 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
B60R 21/0136 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B60R 21/23 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B60R 2021/01006 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B60R 2021/01231 (2013.01 - KR); B60R 2021/01302 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B60Y 2400/30 (2013.01 - KR)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 2005056346 A2 20050623 - BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE], et al
- [A] DE 10034524 A1 20020124 - VOLKSWAGEN AG [DE]
- [A] EP 1604870 A2 20051214 - BOSCH GMBH ROBERT [DE]
- [A] US 2006042396 A1 20060302 - QING XINLIN [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1844989 A1 20071017; EP 1844989 B1 20090610; DE 602007001257 D1 20090723; JP 2007276759 A 20071025; JP 4778915 B2 20110921; KR 100760310 B1 20070920; US 2007235996 A1 20071011; US 7556118 B2 20090707
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 07250404 A 20070131; DE 602007001257 T 20070131; JP 2007023171 A 20070201; KR 20060032425 A 20060410; US 66811807 A 20070129